A Youth Employment and Women in Agribusiness Programme has been launched by the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD).
The new programme aims to support economic growth and the empowerment of women in Africa.
Women and youth have been reported as being responsible for 80% of food production in the agriculture industry on the continent.
Estherine Fotabong, NEPAD’s Programme Implementation and Coordination Director, said: “The programme seeks to empower the youth to be able to develop their necessary skills and get in the agribusiness skills and we it will also link youth to the private sector and create opportunities for the to be part of development programmes.
“Youth can go to the universities but they won’t have enough experience to secure jobs.
“We have long term programmers for women and youth until 2063 but we are not sure who will walk the talk we are doing, therefore women and youth capacity is key to guarantee continuity of all this, we also want to support these women and youth so that they can become vibrant driver of the continent’s economy.”
Source: www.africanbusinessnetwork.co.za
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